Michael Jeffrey Gilden (September 22, 1962 – December 5, 2006) was an American

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Biography

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. He lived and worked in

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. Gilden performed or did stunt work in a variety of television series and films, including ''

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'', '' NCIS'' and ''

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'' (the page in the Jack Rabbit Slim scene), and had a role as an

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in the film ''

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''. He appeared twice in Season 4 of the hit series '' NCIS''. Gilden was also a

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. In August 1997, he met

Meredith Eaton Meredith Hope Eaton Gordon (sometimes credited as Meredith Eaton-Gilden; born August 26, 1974) is an American actress. She is tall, and refers to herself as a "short-stature actress". She is known for portraying the attorney Emily Resnick on t ...

through mutual friends in

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. Gilden encouraged Eaton to pursue a career in acting, and she became an actress in 1999. The couple married on May 20, 2001. Gilden died by suicide on December 5, 2006, in his Los Angeles home. He was 44.

Filmography

Film

References

External links

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